Automated measurement of meal sizes and feeding frequency in albatrosses

Prince, P.A.; Walton, David W.H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7103-4043. 1984 Automated measurement of meal sizes and feeding frequency in albatrosses. The Journal of Applied Ecology, 21 (3). 789-794. 10.2307/2405047

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Abstract/Summary

An artificial nest incorporating an automated weighing device, suitable for chick growth studies on some species of seabirds, is described. (2) The operating weight range is 1-7 kg, with an accuracy of ±15 g throughout; data can be recorded onto magnetic tape automatically and multiple nests may be operated simultaneously. (3) Sample data from grey-headed albatrosses, showing the recording of the timing, size and frequency of meals and the pattern of weight loss by chicks between meals, are presented

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.2307/2405047
ISSN:	00218901
Date made live:	30 May 2019 09:50 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523584

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.2307/2405047

ISSN:

00218901

Date made live:

30 May 2019 09:50 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523584